Railroad fish-plate.



'J. G. SHUDERA.

. 1910. I 989,196. Patented Apri 11, 1911.

UNITED s'rA'rEs PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN G. SHUDERA, 0F WINONA, MINNESOTA.

RAILROAD FISH-PLATE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. SHUDERA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Winona, in the county of Winona and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad Fish- Plates, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in fish plates for railway rails, and has for its object the production of simple and economical fish plates adapted to join the abutting ends of two adjacent rails, and to prevent the ends from wearing away rapidly, and consequent jarring or jolting of a train, when passing thereover.

Another object is to produce a device of this character which possesses advantages in points of efficiency, durability, and is inexpensive of manufacture and at the same time being simple in construction and operation.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafter described, pointed out in the claim and shown in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention secured in position to the abut-ting ends of two adjacent rails. Fig. 2 is cross sectional view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective of the outside plate.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 1 indicates an angular fish plate having its base portion 2 rest upon the flanges 3 of the abutting rails-sections 4. A jaw 5 is formed integral with the plate 1 and is approximately centrally arranged on the outside thereof. A shoulder 6 is formed on the upper portion of the plate which is disposed under and in contact with the head of the rail. The upper edge of the plate 1 is provided with a head 7 which abuts the full length of the plate 1 against the side faces of the heads of the abutting rail sections. The head 7 is so made as to extend up and come flush with the tread of the rails. Arranged upon the inside of the rail Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 27, 1910.

Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

Serial No. 599,295.

sections is an angular plate 8 having its base portion 9 rest upon the fiangesof the rails 4 and the head portion 10 of the plate is disposed under and in contact with head of the rails. A horizontal portion 11 is formed centrally on the plate 8 and extends under the base of the rails. A lip 12 is formed on the outer end of the horizontal portion 11 adapted to engage with the jaw 5 to lock the two plates securely together.

These plates 1 and 8 are rigidly secured to the rail sections by means of the bolts 13 passing through corresponding openings in said plates and through corresponding openings in the ends of the rails, and nuts 14 screwed on the threaded ends of the bolts 13.

My improvements are simple, but they obviate a serious defect which has been the cause of great annoyance in practical operation of railroads and which, so far as I am aware, has never been effectually overcome.

It will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying the invention into practice without sacrificing any of the novel features or departing from the scope thereof.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed is:

In combination with the abutting ends of two rails, a fish plate comprising an angular plate provided with a base portion to rest upon the flanges of the rail, a shoulder formed on the upper portion of the angular plate and extending the entire length, said shoulder being disposed under and in contact with the head of the rail, a jaw formed integral with said plate on the outside thereof and approximately centrally arranged, a second plate having a base and head portion formed thereon, said head port-ion being disposed under and in contact with the head of the rail, a horizontal portion formed integral with the second plate and approximately centrally arranged, said horizontal portion extending under the base of the rail and a lip formed thereon to engage said aw on said first mentioned plate, means for securing said plates to the ends of the rails, aflixed my signature in the presence of two sald means comprising belts pussmg through witnesses.

corresponding openlngs 111 said plates and JOHN 1 SHUDFRA through eorrespond'h'lg openings in the ends J of the rails, and nuts screwed 0n the W itnesses: threaded ends of said belts. TONY SHUDERA,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto ALBERT HILDEBRAW.

Unples of this patent may be obtained for five cents eaoh, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

